I2S Theremin
Discover how to make an I2S Theremin based on the new Arduino I2S library.
Components and Supplies
- Arduino MKR Zero
- Breadboard (generic)
- Jumper wires (generic)
- Adafruit MAX98357A
- Speaker: 3W, 4 ohms
- RobotGeek Slider
Apps and Online Services
About This Project
Arduino I2S Library
The new Arduino I2S library allows you to send and receive digital audio data on the I2S bus. This example aims to show how to use this library to drive an I2S DAC to reproduce sound computed within the Arduino sketch.
For more information about the library and how it works read the library page.
I2S Connections
The I2S DAC used in this example needs only 3 wires for the I2S bus (plus power supply). Connections for the I2S on the Arduino MKRZero are the following:
- SD (Serial Data) on pin A6;
- SCK (Serial Clock) on pin 2;
- FS (Frame or Word Select) on pin 3;
Schematics
Code
How It Works
A theremin has basically two controls:
- Pitch
- Volume
In this example these two parameters are changed moving two slide potentiometers, but you can modify it to read them using for example a ping sensor! In this way your theremin will be more realistic!
The two potentiometers are wired in a voltage divider fashion, so moving them you will get (from
analogRead()
) values in the range 0 - 1023. These values are then mapped to between the minimum and maximum frequency and the minimum and maximum volume.The sound sent on the I2S bus is a simple sine whose frequency and amplitude is changed according to the potentiometers reading.
Suggest changes
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License
The Arduino documentation is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 license.